NORC at the University of Chicago conducted the Rainin Survey on behalf of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation in Oakland, California. The Kenneth Rainin Foundation wants to fund early care and education programs in low socio economic neighborhoods that will help children succeed. In order to do so, The Foundation needed to find out what programs these neighborhood need and what programs would actually work.
In order to collect this data, NORC conducted 400 interviews across 14 Oakland neighborhoods. The study used an address based sample and households were considered eligible if it had at least one child under the age of six and not yet in kindergarten residing in it. Interviews were 1.5 hours long and respondents received a $50 incentive for participating. The interview consisted of several sections of questions including
The following analyses are based on the data collected at both the neighborhood and city level.
Common terms utilized in the reports include:
This interactive report provides information about the attitudes, habits, lifestyles, and demographics of Franklin residents. The focus is on the children living in the neighborhood and their primary caretakers. All data represented in this report was collected as part of the Rainin/NORC Oakland Household Interview, and were collected in the spring of 2016.
The five sections of the report are:
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50% of Franklin household members identify as White or other*
*Respondents had the ability to select ‘other’ for their racial identity. In this report, additional racial categories are included in ‘other’ when the number of respondents providing that answer was fewer than three across the entire Oakland sample (Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian are the three such categories).
More than half of Franklin respondents reported working in the week prior to the interview.
Genetics: Research shows that intelligence is malleable and does not depend on genetics. Parents who agreed with the statement were incorrect in their response.
Learning before Kindergarten: There is a growing research base showing that children’s early learning experiences predict their academic achievement in school. Parents who agreed with the statement were incorrect in their response.
Educational TV: Research shows that children at that age do not learn any words from TV, rather, they build their vocabularies in interaction with their caregivers. Parents who agreed with the statement were incorrect in their response.
49% of Franklin children receive some ECE* services.
35% of Franklin children receive 20 hours per week or more of ECE.
Analyses of respondent data across Oakland show that children who receive care in ECE settings outside their own home have significantly greater vocabulary sizes than children who do not receive care outside their own home.
Analyses of respondent data across Oakland show that children who spend 20 hours per week or more in ECE settings have significantly greater vocabulary sizes than children who spend fewer than 20 hours in ECE settings.
Respondents completed a questionnaire indicating how stressed they felt.
Respondents completed a questionnaire indicating how much or how little they felt in control of their lives.
72% of respondents have extended family in Oakland.
12% of Franklin respondents’ extended families have lived in Oakland for 5 years or less. (not including those without extended family in Oakland)
61% of Franklin respondents have lived in their current neighborhood for 5 years or less.